Paige Reiring on The Life of Moth...

Paige Reiring on The Life of Mother Jones, AKA, The Most Dangerous Woman in the World

Appalachian Livin' by Lindsay Riser & Elise Keaton
S2 · E4
Jan 18, 2026
01:50:32

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Paige Reiring on The Life of Mother Jones

Lindsay and Elise met Paige in person, for the first time, the day we filmed this episode. She brought her, aptly described, emotional support Ax. As we have expressed before, we love Mother Jones and aspire to have the same grit and charisma that she had. Paige embodies the image that mother jones portrayed in public. As Paige goes through Mother Jones’ life with us, we tend to Fan Girl over Mother Jones and how she handled thugs like Baldwin-Felts and anyone she came into contact with, friend or foe. She was revered and coined as “The Most Dangerous Woman in the World”.

Goals.

This was such a fun episode to record, we laughed and fantasized about what kind of woman Mother Jones really was and if she would have liked us or not. Anyways, Paige is a one of a kind woman and I am so proud that she likes us here at Appalachian Livin’. You can follow her here on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@runoutofwit

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